Effect of no-till and extended rotation on nutrient losses in surface runoff

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1329-1337

  Shipitalo, Martin J ^a   Owens, Lloyd B ^b   Bonta, James V ^b   Edwards, William M ^b  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVENTIONAL TILLAGE; CORN (ZEA MAYS L.); CROP PRODUCTION; DISSOLVED NUTRIENTS; GLYCINE MAX (L.) MERR; TILLAGE TREATMENT; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; AMINO ACIDS; CROPS; CULTIVATION; DISSOLUTION; NITROGEN FIXATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); RUNOFF; SOILS; TOOLS; WATERSHEDS;

NUTRIENTS;

CROP PRODUCTION; CROP ROTATION; HERB; MANURE; NITRATE; NUTRIENT LOSS; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SOIL EROSION; SOYBEAN; SURFACE WATER; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED; ZERO TILLAGE;

EID: 84880726602     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: 14350661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2013.01.0045     Document Type: Article

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